I tried following the steps in this article. When I attempt to delete iTunes, it says “iTunes” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X. What other steps could I take to get my MacBook Air to recognize my iphone again?

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I tried following the steps in this article. When I attempt to delete iTunes, it says “iTunes” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X. What other steps could I take to get my MacBook Air to recognize my iphone again?

I tried following the steps in this article. When I attempt to delete iTunes, it says “iTunes” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X. What other steps could I take to get my MacBook Air to recognize my iphone again? Neither iTunes nor iPhoto recognize my phone any longer.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jun 22, 2013 10:58 AM

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mende1

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Jun 22, 2013 11:00 AM in response to becs21atm

iTunes can't be deleted because it comes with OS X. In order to delete it, open Terminal and copy:

sudo rm /Applications/iTunes.app

This will remove iTunes, so then you can reinstall iTunes

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